As far as the design and display are concerned, the Mi Pad is a mashup between the iPad Mini with Retina Display and iPhone 5C. It uses the same "unapologetically plastic" materials and colors (pink, yellow, green, blue and white) as the iPhone 5C, and sports a similarly-sized (7.9-inch) display and resolution (2,048 x 1,536 pixels) as the iPad Mini with Retina Display.

Other specs of the Mi Pad include 2GB RAM, 16 or 64GB storage capacity, microSD expansion up to 128GB, an 8-megapixel rear camera, a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, a 6,700mAh battery and a 8.5mm thin chassis that weighs 360g. For comparison's sake, the 7.5mm thin iPad Mini with Retina Display (Wi-Fi only) weighs 331g.

Xiaomi has not announced a date for the global availability of the Mi Pad, but will start a beta test program in China next month. The 16GB model is priced at 1499 yuan (approximately S$300) and the 64GB variant will cost 1699 yuan (approximately S$340). Prices quoted here are provided by Xiaomi Singapore.

Hugo Barra, Vice President of Xiaomi Global, told HardwareZone that the Mi Pad will be coming to Singapore, but he has no information on whether both storage capacities and all five colors will be available for purchase. In the meantime, check out the promotional video for the Mi Pad below: -